This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.

The regulations limit the payment of allowances to certain students studying overseas as part of a New Zealand tertiary course. The criteria by which the limits are imposed vary according to whether the student is, during the overseas study, enrolled at a New Zealand campus or delivery site of a tertiary provider or at an overseas campus or delivery site of a tertiary provider.

Permanent residents who are eligible for an allowance and who are undertaking tertiary study part of which is or will be done overseas and while they are enrolled at a New Zealand campus or delivery site of a tertiary provider will only be able to receive an allowance during their overseas study if—

their enrolment is intramural; and

the overseas study is in a country with which they are not familiar.

Students who are eligible for an allowance and who are undertaking tertiary study part of which is or will be done overseas and while they are enrolled at an overseas campus or delivery site of a tertiary provider will only be able to receive an allowance during their overseas study if—

their enrolment is intramural; and

the study is part of a level 7 qualification or of a Bachelors Honours degree; and

the study is in a specified country; and

in the case of a permanent resident, the overseas study is in a country with which the student is not familiar.

The regulations insert a new Schedule 3A into the principal regulations that prescribes several countries in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East as specified countries for the purposes of these limitations.

The limitations apply only to overseas study starting on or after 1 January 2017, even if the relevant enrolment was applied for or permitted (or both) before that date (see clause 1 of new Schedule 1).

The regulations also make a number of minor amendments to the principal regulations to update terminology and revoke spent provisions.

Regulatory impact statement

The Ministry of Education produced a regulatory impact statement on 7 September 2016 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.